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We conference like level teams together each season to insure like level teams get to play teams of similar playing level
Issues Resolution process to insure player, coach, parent, referee issues are addressed promptly
Active Age Group Rep program with an age group rep for each boy and girl playing division
Age Group reps are empowered to develop and organize individualized programs for their respective age groups. Some of the programs organized in the past two seasons include:
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By Mike BerticelliYou donate your time for the good of our youth,But you scream and you yell and are often uncouth.The ref is just twelve and still learning the game,But you call him a jerk and say he's not sane.The parents are screaming and follow your lead,As you sprint up the sideline at uncontrollable speed.You jump as you yell, "Pass, pass the ball!"You turn red as you bellow, Ref, make the damn call!""You're the left back now, get in your position,If you don't, we might lose and ruin our tradition!"Positions are needed so we look like a team,Cause they're miniature pros, or so it does seem.The fullback is bored, he picks at his nose,While the others run wild and kick with their toes.You scream for a goal, no matter how it goes in,The skill doesn't matter, just as long as we win!The parents go crazy as the ball nears the goal,Their advice and instructions will soon take their toll.You see, Junior feels pressure, he's not having much fun,We tell him to pass, when to shoot and to run.He came here to play and to use his own mind,Cause soccer's the most creative game that you'll find.Imagination is needed on the part of each child,Solving problems on the field is what makes them go wild.A week of long practice, while just standing in line,Waiting to shoot, using one ball at a time.This just doesn't cut it, and for some it's too late.Make your practices fun, don't be the coach that they hate.They come to "play" soccer, not to "work" at the game,Their excitement is something we don't want to tame.Maradona has moves that are beyond comprehension,No coach taught those moves while threatening detention!He learned from his friends and tried copying others,While playing in games, without coaches or mothers.Soccer is different, not like baseball at all.We don't need positions, just give them the ball.They first must learn skill, it's the meat of the game.If they can't dribble or shoot, then who should we blame?Skill must be learned through repeated trials.If motivation is present, you will see them run miles.Fun games are the answer to encourage repetition.They laugh and they scream and enjoy competition.Without the skill to dribble past an opponent at will,Your players will win, but their growth will stand still.I dream of the day when the parents just cheerAnd losing the game doesn't bring out a tear.When practice is fun, not dull and so boring,And playing the game means more than just scoring.I know you mean well and you donate your time,But bury your ego and try something sublime.Call all the parents and ask for their aid,You're teaching their kids and not getting paid.Your goal's to develop a youngster with skill,Not a team that must win or some fancy new drill!You see, players are not judged by their wins and their losses,Instead they are judged by their shots, heads and crosses!Scholarships are given to players with great names,Not those on youth teams who never lost games.A pro player gets paid 'cause his skills are real fine,Not because his team never lost when he was just nine.It's time to bring soccer to new heights in this nation,The future's in players, not a coaching citation.Let's start to say "dribble" and stop yelling "pass!"You'll then see our players go to the head of the class.I hope you're concerned, but not really offended,It's the need for more skill that I have defended.You're giving your all, from the good of the heart,Why not make sure the kids get the right start?


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* The L.A. Times is reporting new details on Apple's iCloud service, which will likely be announced this Monday at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The cloud-based service, which will at the very least allow users to stream music to computer browsers and iOS devices, may be priced at $25 a year with a free trial period. No word yet on whether movies will be offered, too. (Ars Technica)
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SOME of Britain's best-loved actors have taken part in a special candle-lit Christmas concert to raise money for charity.
The annual Spirit of Christmas concert took place at Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford on Tuesday to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.
Gavin and Stacey star Alison Steadman was joined by fellow actors Jemma Redgrave, Michael Elwyn, Shaun Dooley, Robert Glenister and Honeysuckle Weeks to deliver festive readings.
Zoe Williams, senior special events co-ordinator at the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, said: "The carol concert was a resounding success and we have been blown away by Oxford's generosity and support for people with devastating muscle-wasting conditions.
"A record number of people attended this year's festive event, with a turn-out of 550 guests, raising an incredible £16,000 for the charity."
Muscular dystrophy is a condition which gradually causes the muscles to weaken and this leads to an increasing level of disability.
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The city was initially blamed for the flooding problems. But the real problem turned out to be closer to home-private residents have been diverting runoff rain water into the sewage system, instead of storm drains, causing about half of the smelly flooding.
Ken Kawahara, acting branch head at the city's Division of Environmental Quality, explains, "On average, the state's largest treatment plant in Sand Island receives
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His eyes were moving along with her every movement. Seungho felt enchanted by everything she was doing. He was madly in love with her.
She smiled at him and stopped walking, pulling him into a short yet passionate kiss.
'P-Paboya!', Seungho exclaimed, feeling how the red was crawling to his cheeks. 'People are looking!'
'I don't give a damn what people think about us.', she said in such a cute voice, even the damn sounded sweet. 'I just want to show my affection to my boyfriend, can't I?', she asked and frowned and pouted at the same time at Seungho.
He felt his heart beating a little faster. Boyfriend. He was her boyfriend. He was so happy to be called that, he could barely believe it.
He loved it when she was so careless and cool at the same time, and that's probably why she fell so rapidly for her, because she was the complete opposite of him.
'Of course you can…', he mumbled and looked away a little, hoping that she didn't notice his blushing. 'I like it when you do that.', he added and looked at her again, giving her a radiant smile.
'You like to be kissed by me?', she cockily asked and leaned forward and just as their lips were about to touch, she pulled away and chuckled.
'Ahhhh, so annoying!', Seungho exclaimed, but a smile could be heard behind his fake annoyance.
It was their first date as an official couple, and he felt so comfortable and at ease with her he hoped this day would never end.
They met thanks to a mutual acquaintance, and at first, they were friends. They were hanging around a lot, enjoying each other's company, and at some point, they both felt that their friendship wasn't really a friendship anymore.
They were both attracted to each other even though they were as different as the day and night, and the tension was always there.
Until one evening, when she spontaneously showed up at his apartment and kissed him so passionately his knees almost gave in.
After spending that night together, they were officially a couple, and today was their first official date.
They went and had lunch together, laughed and talked about several things, and the only thing he could think about was how mesmerizing and beautiful she was.
After eating, they decided to take a walk and take advantage of the sunny weather.
Seungho wasn't the only one feeling amazingly well with her, she felt as if she was in cloud 9 as well.
The looks he was giving her, the way he was sometimes licking his lower lip and laughing afterwards, the way he was squeezing her hand harder from time to time and then rubbing the back of her palm with his thumb, everything about him was driving her crazy.
'Ahhh, so warm!', she suddenly exclaimed as they were walking through a park and hurried to a bench, sitting down and leaning her head back, stretching her tongue out and panting like a cute little puppy.
'Are you already tired?', Seungho asked as he slowly took a seat next to her, gently placing his hand onto her thigh and looking at her.
Just by they were they were taking a seat it was obvious how completely different they were.
'Mhm!', she mumbled and looked at him, pouting and nodding at the same time. 'Soooo tired!', she added in a cute voice and he couldn't hold a giggle in. She was just too precious.
'Oppaya!', she suddenly exclaimed, in an attempt to do aegyo.
'You only call me oppa with that voice when you want something. What is it?', he asked and couldn't stop smiling at her.
'Oppaya', she repeated and put her palms on her cheeks in a V formation, exaggerating her aegyo even more. 'How about drinking some smoothies? I saw a shop as we were walking this way. It's just across the park.'
He instantly stood up and leaned over her, cupping her face and placing a kiss onto her forehead.
'Anything for you. Please wait for me a bit.', he said and started walking away, making her heart race. He was so sweet sometimes it was hard for her to believe it. With everything that he was doing, he was warming her heart more and more.
With his hands inside his black blazer's pockets, he was happily walking towards the shop.
It didn't even take 2 minutes for him to arrive there.
'Two strawberry and banana smoothies please.', Seungho politely asked as he placed the money on the counter, waiting for his order.
It didn't take long for them to be ready, and he hurried back to her.
When he was close enough to see the bench where she was sitting, he saw another silhouette sitting next to her.
When he got even closer, he recognized a man. A man he never saw before.
He quickened his pace and soon got there, feeling something he never felt before because of her. Jealousy.
As he stopped in front of the bench, both her and the unknown man looked up to him.
'Seungho-oppa, you're back!', she said and smiled at him.
The unknown man's expression changed.
'Is he…your boyfriend?', he asked.
'Yeah.', Seungho replied in the hoarsest, lowest voice he was capable off. 'I'm her boyfriend. Who are you?'
Just then, the man stood up and awkwardly scratched the back of his head.
'I'm sorry, I thought she was alone. I didn't mean to intrude.', the man said and bowed his head a little, starting to walk away.
'Don't worry, you didn't intrude!', she shouted after him and Seungho stretched one smoothie out to her.
She took a sip from it and sighed happily after the flavor hit her taste buds.
He took a seat next to her, not even touching his drink.
He crossed his arms under his chest and sighed deeply.
She looked at him but decided not to say anything, just happily sipping out of her smoothie. She knew he was jealous, but she wanted to tease him a little.
This time, Seungho sighed even deeper, but again, she didn't say anything.
'Aishhh…', he mumbled under his breath and she thought it would be the good time to say something now.
'Seungho, is something wrong?', she asked and he turned his head to her.
'It was 5 minutes. I was gone for 5 minutes and some guy already tries to hit on you. Men are hungry, thirsty beasts! I hate men!', he exclaimed angrily and she giggled at his cute exaggeration.
'Don't laugh, I'm serious! You're too beautiful!', he then said and she slowly put her smoothie next to her on the bench.
'Why do you have to be so beautiful? You're so gorgeous, of course any guy would want to get to know you. They'd be crazy if they wouldn't want to!', he added with even more frustration.
In that moment, Seungho was so cute in her eyes she couldn't hold back.
She got on top of him, sitting onto his lap, arms wrapped around his neck.
'_____, w-what are you doing?', he stuttered and looked at her, and she could see his face getting redder.
'Seungho, listen here.', she said in a serious voice and leaned her face closer to his. 'There will always be people who try to flirt with me, and there will always be people who try to flirt with you. We can't do anything about that, that's just how things work.', she said, almost whispering now.
'If a guy will come on to me, it doesn't mean that I will accept his flirtation, it also doesn't mean that I will be rude to him. I will politely reject his actions and tell him that I'm not interested, because honestly, how could I ever be interested as long as I have you beside me? You're everything and more than I need.', she added and placed a kiss onto his forehead, just like he did minutes ago.
'There's no competition going on, because I'm in love with you, and I only want you. Just you.', she said and felt his arms embrace her back.
He pressed his chin against her shoulder and tightly hugged her.
'Butterflies…I feel butterflies fluttering.', he mumbled.
'You do?', she asked him, trailing her fingers through his hair.
'Yes.', he replied, and in that moment, they both felt so close to each other they weren't even feeling the stares from the people passing by.
'Why?', she asked.
'Because I'm in love with you too. I must be crazy ______, all I need is you.'
It's been such a long time, forgive me, and I wasn't even busy I was just lazy as fuck.
But I'm back with a super fluffy Seungho scenario, and I know that you all love Seungho, and even more when he's fluffy!
So let me all know what you think of this scenario, send me loads of messages!
For the request: "How about a fluff scenario for Seungho; You & Him go out on a date and while he goes to the nearby shop to get smoothies for both of you and he sees a boy chatting with you && he gets a bit jealous + picture" for Howl anon!
Stay tuned for the next scenario, lots of love, C! xx


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B.o.B – Fame Lyrics
[Intro - Sample from "Summertime" by Greg Kinnear]
Cheah, don't you cry, no
Pretty darling I said now, cry no
Pretty darling I said now, cry no
Pretty darling I said now
Little, baby, I don't, I don't, I don't, don't you cry
[Break - B.o.B] - 3X
PIMP Squad on deck ...
[Hook 1 - B.o.B]
Hey, hey, do you wanna be famous?
Everywhere ya go, people know what ya name is
Everyone ya know, tryin to tell ya, ya changin
They wanna taste that (fame), that (fame), that (fame), that (fame), that (fame)
[Verse 1 - B.o.B]
Famous, everybody wanna be famous
Most people wanna just taste it
Other people try to just sneak in the VIP and chill with the big faces
That don't really see them changes, when the fame hit
When I'm up on the stage they sing it but soon as I step off they hate it
And I'm sayin, I really ain't with that complainin
Just look at the picture I'm paintin
Yeah I pay my rent, vacation then
Take trips all around the equator then
Come back to the A, hit the stage again
Then I go up in the booth, where they cage me in
Feel regular but then I go insane again (fame)
If you witness the condition that my brain is in
You will see I'm in Hell where Satan is
Hardest thing to do is to maintain a friend
Cause everybody tryin to get paid from it
But fuck it, this the entertainment bus', so let the games begin
I mean let the flames begin
But hey, I'm just trained at this
Lie to everybody, then get paid from it, I'm famous
[Hook 1]
[Verse 2 - B.o.B]
Popular, everybody wanna be popular
Little kids just be watchin us, through binoculars
And then they go to school and copy us
But hey, I'm not knockin ya but how can y'all not see it's obvious
Cause, cops just be plottin on us and paparazzi be spottin us
Plus, everybody just wanna be, on MTV or BET
Or, maybe season MVP or maybe even just Prom King or Queen
But, everybody can't be a G-O to the D
And everybody can't be O to the B
But I don't know, maybe this is just how we supposed to be
But this is what'll happen to y'all
You can go crazy and beat up trucks
The tabloids sayin that ya hooked on drugs
You cuttin up your face, then sew it back up
But look, it's plain to see, ain't nothin in this game gonna be changin me
I'm a always be, O to the B, me, me
[Hook 2 - B.o.B]
Hey, hey, do you wanna be famous?
Everywhere ya go, people know what ya name is
Everyone ya know, tryin to tell ya, ya changin
They wanna taste that (fame, fame, fame, fame, fame)
[Break - B.o.B] - w/ ad libs
Everywhere ya go they just wanna be stars
Everyone ya know wanna drive fancy cars
Everyone ya know wants you to buy out the bar
They wanna taste that (fame), that (fame), that (fame), that (fame), that (fame)
[B.o.B - talking over the end of the Break]
Everywhere we go, everywhere we go now
Everywhere we go, everywhere we go now
[Hook 2] - 2X
[Outro - B.o.B] - 3X
HamSquad on deck ...
(Fame, fame, fame, fame, fame)
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Deut. 14:5 (R.V., "Wild goat"); 1 Kings 4:23 (R.V., "roebucks"). This animal, called in Hebrew _yahmur_, from a word meaning "to be red," is regarded by some as the common fallow-deer, the Cervus dama, which is said to be found very generally over Western and Southern Asia. It is called "fallow" from its pale-red or yellow colour. Some interpreters, however, regard the name as designating the bubale, Antelope bubale, the "wild cow" of North Africa, which is about the size of a stag, like the hartebeest of South Africa. A species of deer has been found at Mount Carmel which is called _yahmur_ by the Arabs. It is said to be similar to the European roebuck.
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Those FCKGWing pirates of Windows XP are forcing us to pass on the costs to our legitimate, paying customers.
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The first 5 letters in 90% of winxp users cd keys. ;D
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The fist five letters in the pirated copy of XP Pro.
It is also implied that FCKGW means Fuck Gates and Windows.
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FCKGWing Windows XP!
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However, the fifth-ranked Bulldogs didn't think they did everything they should've.
The defending Class 3A state football champions downed Plainview 28-7 at home in the third round of the state playoffs to advance to this week's semifinals and move a step closer to achieving its ultimate goal of repeating as state champions.
Even with the three-touchdown margin, the Bulldogs turned the ball over three times — twice in the red zone, had a punt blocked and were penalized 11 times. It was a less than spectacular outing that began with a lackluster week of practice in preparation for the unranked Bears.
After two days of practice, this week, both Piedmont coach Steve Smith and players said the team is refocused and reenergized for Hamilton on Friday night, a game to decide who'll play in next week's Super 6 state finals at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium.
"We were lackadaisical last week," junior linebacker Dalton Riffey said. "We kind of took our opponent lightly. We thought we had it won. Then we got out there and were in for a fight.
"This week, we're a lot more focused. ... If they're not doing it right, they're working hard to figure out how to do it."
The Bulldogs (12-1) defeated Hamilton 63-35 at home in last year's quarterfinals before upsetting 2008 champion Leeds on the road to advance to the state final.
Hamilton comes into Friday's game undefeated at 13-0 and ranked second in the state.
Piedmont's success this season has included a couple close calls. The Bulldogs downed Susan Moore 26-23 in Week 2 and won by just a point at Glencoe in Week 5. Their lone loss came in a 43-42 overtime thriller at Class 5A Gulf Shores.
After that, though, they rolled through the regular season.
"We feel really good about where we're at," Smith said. "We feel very fortunate to be in this situation. We caught some breaks earlier in the year in some close games. Kids made some plays and we came out on top. It definitely put us in a good position as far as the playoffs went to be at home. A break here or there, things go the other way and we'd be a different seed in a whole different situation."
Now, the Bulldogs are right where they want to be.
Smith said his team's motto all season has been, '2010: Do it Again", the rallying cry they repeat in unison each time they leave the weight room.
"These guys," Smith said. "They hear it from people, 'Hey ya'll lost all these guys to graduation. Well, you know, you're winning all these close games. You're getting lucky', all the things that people throw out there at them. I think they've got a little chip on their shoulder to say, 'Hey, we want to go and prove to everybody that we can get the job done.
"They probably have a lot of people that told them, 'Ya'll were sloppy last Friday night' and I think it's going to serve as motivation to step it up and not play that way anymore."
Smith said he can recall the excitement, following Piedmont's win against Hamilton last year after having its season derailed in the third round in 2008 and 2009.
"I think our guys, and maybe our fans and everybody to some extent, have just now awakened to the fact that that we're one more away from getting to play for the state championship. It seems like everybody has kind of picked their game up a little bit this week."
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There are 10 balloons in the basket. 10 people each take one of the balloon. How can it be that one balloon is still left in the basket?
Balloon is left | 23 Jul 2009
The last man took the basket itself (with the balloon)
haha nice one.... i wish it was chocolates then balloons, it might have clicked me then
is there any other answer shabbir??
Actually there are 9 more: any of the first 9 could have taken the basket+balloon and left the remaining balloons on the ground.
yeah...but its pretty much the same thing...
haha... a tricky one


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A yummy way to start the day with very little fat and lots of flavor!
Submitted by JOJOMKE
Carbs: 23.6g | Fat: 0.5g | Fiber: 1.7g | Protein: 3g | Calories: 93.2
sugar free too, moist and lovely.
Submitted by SLOWSET
Carbs: 23.1g | Fat: 0.3g | Fiber: 1.5g | Protein: 2.8g | Calories: 104
Don't run out the door without breakfast! Grab a portable, delcious, and nutritious breakfast cookie.
Submitted by COFFEEBEANS
Carbs: 16.2g | Fat: 5g | Fiber: 1.2g | Protein: 2.1g | Calories: 111.1
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Crazy good! This makes for some chewy, thick textured hot cereal. Add more almond milk or some water if you like it thinner. Dairy milk would add more protein.
Submitted by SMUDDIE
Carbs: 25.7g | Fat: 10.1g | Fiber: 7.2g | Protein: 12.5g | Calories: 218.9
This is the way my mother makes it and we love it! You can use Butternut squash instead of acorn squash. I also use unsalted butter instead of Smart Balance from time to time.
Submitted by GETTO140
Carbs: 25.4g | Fat: 2.7g | Fiber: 3.2g | Protein: 1.7g | Calories: 122.5
At 300 calories a pop, donuts are an easy way to wreck a healthy breakfast. Not my baked ones. They're bursting with fruit and flavor--not fat!
Submitted by CHEF_MEG
Carbs: 21g | Fat: 1.9g | Fiber: 2.2g | Protein: 2.4g | Calories: 104.9
Scones are perfect for weekend house guests, hostess gifts, or picnics. Traditionally made with loads of butter and cream, mine use far less butter--and wheat flour.
Submitted by CHEF_MEG
Carbs: 30.2g | Fat: 5.2g | Fiber: 4.9g | Protein: 5.7g | Calories: 180.3
This healthy apple crisp recipe is sweet and simple to prepare but uses very little added sugar.
Submitted by JLCROMP
Carbs: 25.2g | Fat: 3.5g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 1.5g | Calories: 127.4
This is a great recipe for summer, when you have a surplus of zucchini in the garden. Double or triple the batch and freeze them for quick and healthy breakfasts.
Submitted by CHEF_MEG
Carbs: 26g | Fat: 2.1g | Fiber: 3g | Protein: 3.3g | Calories: 127.6
I am known for my pancakes, so trust me on this one!
Submitted by AMROZ123
Carbs: 18.2g | Fat: 0.4g | Fiber: 3.3g | Protein: 5.2g | Calories: 92.6
What a sweet warm treat for a cold afternoon!
Carbs: 27g | Fat: 4.4g | Fiber: 3.9g | Protein: 0.9g | Calories: 141.6
Cupcakes are all the rage these days, and for good reason. These diminutive desserts are automatically portion controlled, and theyre just darn cute!
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Carbs: 27.9g | Fat: 4.9g | Fiber: 2.4g | Protein: 2.6g | Calories: 145.7


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africa: monitoring the introduction of gmos
This threat is exacerbated by a lack of legal, administrative and infrastructural frameworks to resist or regulate these products. For example, Cameroon has had biosafety legislation in place since 2003, but these laws are too weak to prevent GMOs' entry. In Swaziland, the gap left by famine and a complete regulatory vacuum is filling up with donated food aid containing GMOs. In addition, awareness amongst the public about GMOs and the risks they pose is, generally speaking, low in this region.
Friends of the Earth Cameroon (Centre for Environment and Development), Ghana, Mali (Guamina), Nigeria (Environmental Rights Action), Sierra Leone, Togo and Swaziland (Yonge Nawe Environmental Action Group) aimed to address this risk because, as Edith Abilogo of FoE Cameroon said, "the need for measures to control, inspect and detect GMOs cannot be overemphasised."
what happened: Most groups conducted testing for GMOs on samples of crops and food, including those sourced from food aid. In addition, some groups, such as Nigeria and Swaziland, developed regimes to build capacity for further testing in future.
As a result, many of the groups found GMOs in their food supply. For example, FoE Nigeria tested a total of 108 samples selected from Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana; of these, six samples from Nigeria and one from Ghana were contaminated with GMOs. According to FoE Nigeria, "These results obtained from the project underscore the fact that the African continent has become a target for contamination."
Some groups, including FoE Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana and Swaziland used their testing results to demonstrate the ineffectiveness of the current laws and to influence legislation, and carried out lobbying with parliamentarians and policy makers. Many of the groups also used these test findings as an opportunity for media work, to counter some governments' denial of GMOs in their food supply.
The groups also sought to raise awareness by holding workshops, seminars, courses, meetings and even conferences about the risks posed by GMOs, in both rural and urban areas. FoE Nigeria also started a newsletter about food, agriculture and GMOs titled "hot plate". FoE Ghana developed a brochure on GMOs, FoE Swaziland created a 30-minute documentary and radio program, and FoE Cameroon produced a very successful cartoon book for youth. FoE Sierra Leone made use of television, radio and even public wall murals for its campaign.
Although FoE Mali didn't carry out GMO testing, it did conduct workshops to generate debate amongst all sectors of civil society, to allow them to better understand GMOs' risks and international laws that govern them.
what is changing: Most groups reported that public awareness on GMOs had increased among the grassroots, opinion leaders, community leaders, farmers and market women; and that grassroots resistance to GMOs was building up. Sustainable agriculture was encouraged, and community leaders were empowered to make informed technological choices.
FoE Mali's awareness-raising workshops successfully conveyed this complex subject to participants. The ensuing debates helped the group formulate an action plan, and government officers committed themselves to support peasant organizations as this action plan is implemented.
FoE Swaziland's new media productions also raised the profile of this issue, and a TV station re-ran their documentary for free due to overwhelming popular demand. The group also provided input on a legal framework for biosafety, which was incorporated into regulation awaiting parliamentary approval.
FoE Cameroon succeeded in one of its main objectives: using the law to stop the spread of GMOs by pushing their government to elaborate its existing regulation. Furthermore, their local media are now very active in raising people's awareness on GMO risks.
FoE Ghana also achieved a major success, bringing inadequacies with Ghana's draft Biosafety Bill to the fore at their workshop for policy makers and parliamentarians. As a result, civil society, led by FoE Ghana and another NGO, has been asked by the government to present its concerns about the draft Biosafety Bill.
FoE Nigeria's project was very effective, and government officials attending their conference, "promised to carry the people along in the Biosaftey Bill making process." The group added that, "There has been huge press coverage of the project," with FoE Nigeria now seen as a major player on the issue as a voice of the people.
FoE Sierra Leone also successfully used its GMO testing to persuade the government to pledge support for local farmers and promote food security, instead of relying on food aid. Their government has also set up a strict port and boarder post to track down illegal imports of rice and other food items.
Friends of the Earth Ghana and Friends of the Earth Togo received funding to carry out joint capacity building, networking and campaigning on GMOs. Their goal was to protect traditional agriculture and the integrity of biodiversity through the establishment of responsible policy that discourages GMO introduction and ensures food security, food sovereignty and farmers' rights to livelihoods. They also aimed to increase the effectiveness of the GMO campaign of Friends of the Earth International in terms of sustainable development targets and poverty reduction.
Most groups reported that their projects built up alliances with civil society, target groups and communities. Their organisations' capacity to work on GMOs, biosafety, food and agricultural issues was also strengthened.
what we learned: One challenge, cited by FoE Cameroon, is visually demonstrating the differences between GM and conventional crops; they found people were only convinced when shown via their GMO testing regime. FoE Nigeria said that despite their campaign, a significant proportion of society is still unaware of GMOs. In Ghana, campaigners faced the challenge of conveying complex GMO information to mostly illiterate farmers and market women.
FoE Nigeria also reasoned that the problem lies not just with corporations, but with their public bodies' weak law enforcement attitude and officials' possible collusion. The group implored government to carry out proper screening procedures to rule out GM imports.
In countries such as Ghana, which must grapple with GMOs in food aid, the groups face the additional challenge of undoing extensive, well-financed public relations work of agencies such as USAID, which promote GMOs. In a similar way, industry collaboration with African governments to promote GMOs further adds to the groups' daunting task of grassroots education.
what next: Some groups need to do further testing in foreign laboratories to independently confirm the presence and level of GMO contamination in their samples. They also wish to do ongoing monitoring for GMOs on market shelves, to sustain pressure on their governments to take their biosafety responsibilities seriously. They believe they need to continue and intensify their campaigns, given major gaps remaining in African nations' biosafety legislation.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 17, 2012) – TOMORROW, Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown will join Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder, Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women Lynn Rosenthal, and other senior Administration officials for an event highlighting the critical need for Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
The event will start off with a panel discussion among Lt. Governor Brown and four other community leaders and legal advocates highlighting the successes of VAWA and what more needs to be done to improve the Nation's response to violence against women. The discussion will be moderated by domestic violence awareness advocate and Emmy Award-winning journalist Paula Zahn. Following the panel discussion, the Vice President and others will give remarks on the Obama-Biden Administration's ongoing coordination across the federal government to combat violence against women and announce new steps the Administration is taking to reduce domestic violence and sexual assault.
Combating domestic violence is a personal cause for Lt. Governor Brown. In August 2008, his cousin Cathy was senselessly murdered by her estranged boyfriend. Building on his experience as a legislator and the perspective provided by this tragedy, Lt. Governor Brown has championed reforms to combat domestic violence. Brown led successful efforts in 2009 to improve domestic violence laws by giving judges the authority to take guns out of the hands of domestic abusers. In 2010, Brown worked with members of the General Assembly, domestic violence advocates and stakeholders to pass legislation allowing a victim of domestic abuse to terminate a residential lease with a copy of a final protective order. Most recently, during the 2012 legislative session, the Lt. Governor advocated for legislation enacted by the General Assembly to provide unemployment insurance benefits for individuals who must leave a job to escape domestic violence. Under the O'Malley-Brown Administration, domestic violence deaths in Maryland have dropped by 41% over the past three years.
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Medina Journal-Register — Medina's duo of senior Lonnie Taylor and junior Dan Brown head the first team of the 29th annual Journal-Register All-Orleans County boys basketball squad.
Albion's Freddie Koester, Kendall's Dan Kelly and Holley's Kyle Bell, all seniors, round out the first team.
Taylor led Medina in both scoring and on the boards this season. He scored 315 points for a 15.8 average and grabbed off 239 rebounds. He also had 40 steals and 33 blocks.
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SI Research Notes: Gardens of the Alhambra in Washington, DCFriday, April 24th, 2009
Linda Stevens is Field Notes Coordinator for Smithsonian Journeys. Combing the Institution for interesting projects happening around the world, she prepares these research notes especially for travelers. Learn more about Linda here. Click here to see more research notes.
The Smithsonian Institution includes a number of outdoor museums. These alternative centers for learning are the colorful and attractive gardens that surround the Smithsonian museums along the National Mall. The Horticulture Services Division was established in 1972 to manage the grounds of the Institution museums in Washington, DC, and to develop specific interior and exterior spaces as horticulture exhibitions. In addition, a research and educational program promotes the ongoing development of collections of living plants, horticultural artifacts, and garden documentation.
The Enid A. Haupt Garden is located on the National Mall above the underground Sackler Gallery, the Ripley Center, and the National Museum of African Art. The Haupt Garden, which opened to the public in 1987 when these Smithsonian museums were inaugurated, includes three distinct areas—the Asian-influenced Moongate Garden, the central 19th-century-style parterre, and a Moorish-style Fountain Garden. This garden is geometrically symmetrical and includes a central fountain and water channels. The Fountain Garden is modeled after the Court of the Lions at the Alhambra, a 13th, 14th, and 15th century Moorish palace and fortress in Granada, Spain, now included on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The legendary Court features a chahar bogh —a Persian term meaning "four gardens"—pattern of four quadrants formed by water channels that meet at a central fountain. (more…)


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The time for the College's 10-year self examination will soon arrive and, with it, the opportunity for institutional improvement. Prep work has begun in earnest.
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools evaluates degree-granting higher-education organizations, including Kalamazoo College, to ensure they meet HLC requirements and criteria.
Kalamazoo College was first accredited in 1915 and most recently reaccredited in April 2003. Evaluation is based on five criteria: mission and integrity; preparing for the future; student learning and effective teaching; acquisition, discovery, and application of knowledge; and engagement and service. The reaccreditation process includes the College's preparation of a written self-study report, which is reviewed by an HLC team of consultant-evaluators in advance of its campus visit. The team writes its own report based on that thorough and intensive visit. An HLC Readers Panel carefully considers the documents relating to the visit and then makes a recommendation regarding reaccreditation. An HLC Institutional Action Council takes action on the recommendation, and the HLC Board of Directors finalizes that action.
Possible outcomes? From "reaccreditation without contingencies" to "denial of reaccreditation." Between these poles: reaccreditation with four types of HLC monitoring, ranging in intensity from "progress report" (least) to "focused visit" (most). In 2003 Kalamazoo College was reaccredited and asked to address certain issues identified by the evaluator team. In November 2006 the College submitted its Progress Report regarding these matters; the HLC response to that report was very positive.
The next HLC site visit in the reaccreditation cycle is scheduled for sometime during the 2012-13 academic year, perhaps as early as October 2012. That may seem a long way off, but prep work has started with the formation of the Reaccreditation Planning Task Force. The RPTF is chaired by Eric Nordmoe, associate professor of mathematics and computer science. Other members are Lesley Clinard, assistant director of academic advising and institutional support; Anne Dueweke, director of faculty grants and institutional research; Ann Fraser, associate professor
"We identify opportunities to get better..."of biology; Patrik Hultberg, associate professor of economics; Michael McDonald, provost; Jim Prince, vice president for business and finance; Kathleen White Smith, professor of Romance languages; and Sarah Westfall, vice president for student development and dean of students.
As its name implies, the task force plans the self-study process, working with the administration and faculty leadership to form working groups to address the HLC criteria. The task force and subcommittees also identify issues for the self-study to "dig into," says Nordmoe. The process will culminate in a preliminary written draft (Fall 2011). During winter and spring of 2012 comment and input on the draft will be solicited even more broadly from various members of the "K" community, including alumni. The final self-study report will be completed and sent to the HLC in August 2012, shortly before the evaluation team's visit.
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The good news from Wednesday's Minnesota economic forecast is that the state will finish the current biennium about $1.3 billion extra in the state budget. That will allow the state to pay back a little more than half the $2.4 billion it owes to school districts from using funding shifts to balance the state budget.
The bad news - the state will be about $1.1 billion short in the next biennial budget. Legislators and Gov. Mark Dayton will be working on ways to balance that budget in the coming legislative session.
Even worse news - if the federal government can't come up with a deficit reduction plan and forestall the "fiscal cliff" that is coming on Jan.1, the economic fallout could cause the state's budget deficit to balloon even higher.
Governors across the nation - Republican and Democratic - are urging the president and GOP leaders to avert the fiscal cliff crisis, and especially to avert the crisis without shifting financial responsibilities onto the state. We would urge our state leaders to take the same approach to the budget deficit - solve it without shifting the burden onto school districts and local units of government.


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StubHub has pulled off a feat over the past eight years in Connecticut that might have seemed impossible.
The nationwide sports and entertainment online ticket marketplace, based in San Francisco and owned by eBay, has grown to 260 people at its East Granby operations center — without becoming widely known as a significant local employer.
"Wow, I had no idea," said one marketing professional in the Hartford area.
It hasn't been intentional. StubHub has recruited at job fairs, it co-sponsored the new ESPN Fan Zone hall of fame at the sports giant's Bristol campus last September and it won first place in the Courant/Fox CT Top Workplaces award for 2012.
Still, perhaps because it hasn't been part of any high-profile state incentive deals, StubHub is not a household name as a local employer.
That could be changing. StubHub is nearly doubling its space in an expansion that starts this week, and by the end of the year expects to have 335 Connecticut employees — up from about 150 at the start of 2012.
Will crossing that 300-person threshold lead to stronger local recognition? It is, after all, an increasingly well known consumer brand.
"We're really appreciative of StubHub having the growth in the area," said R. Nelson "Oz" Griebel, CEO of the MetroHartford Alliance, which played a key role in attracting StubHub in 2005. But he added, "I don't see 300 as any kind of a critical mass. … It has more to do with the nature of the work and where a senior executive team is."
As it happens, the company plans to boost its local presence, which already includes a lot of grass-roots community activities.
"We have our Rising Stars program for local philanthropy," said Barry Felix, a senior manager who heads corporate and inside sales. "It's in the process right now of being localized."
Rising Stars; hmmm, it has a ring to it.
Employees know StubHub as a great place to work. "It's all about sports and music," said Kevin McDonald, manager of a loyalty program at StubHub. "How does it get any better than that?"
McDonald moved to downtown Hartford from California last year, and quickly got StubHub involved in Hartford HodgePodge, an outdoor marketplace on Pratt Street that started last year.
"We should be a destination employer for the Hartford area, for the Springfield area," McDonald said.
StubHub, like ESPN, which has more than 4,000 people in Bristol, hires based on cultural fit.
"We're not just looking for someone who can talk the fastest and satisfy the customer," said Theresa Gentile, senior manager for customer service. "We're looking for somebody who loves the industry we're in."
Say you're an agent at StubHub, answering questions about tickets to a Jets-Patriots game. "You have to be passionate and you have to be really, really energetic," Gentile said. "If you don't know anything about football, how can you connect with them?"
And no, they do not make sure to keep Red Sox fans away from big sellers of Yankees tickets.
StubHub occupies the first floor of a two-story building off Route 20, in space that has about 220 desks — already too small. Now the company is taking most of the second floor, another 18,000 square feet, with another 135 desks, plus more training space. And it will have options for the rest of the floor, which was vacated in 2011 by a check processing company, a shrinking industry.
It's a drab second floor right now, with old, gray carpeting, but a look at the StubHub offices downstairs gives a picture of what's to come: bright walls with inspirational quotes, games in the break room and events unfolding all over the place.
"We're going to have a mothers' room for nursing and private time," said Marty Pelosi, chief of training, development and facilities.
They might even bring in chair massages, added the office manager, Marlene Harrison.
StubHub has grown its workforce dramatically around the country and in the United Kingdom, executives said. Part of the reason is a strategy that works, part of it is the improving economy and part of it is an increasing comfort level among the public with online ticket sales.
One company in the industry, TicketNetwork, in South Windsor, competes in some areas against StubHub and is a much higher-profile employer, not necessarily for the right reasons. TicketNetwork, which is based in Connecticut, left Vernon after a nasty dispute with that town. It then joined Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's First Five economic development program in 2011 but dropped out in 2012 after its CEO and founder, Don Vaccaro, was involved in an incident that led to his arrest on charges of hate crimes and interfering with police. Vaccaro was accepted into a special form of probation under which the charges could be dismissed.
It's a competitive hiring landscape in customer service and will be more so with a casino coming to Western Massachusetts. Studies by eBay show that the company's pay is in line with the rest of the local industry, about $26,000 to $30,000 a year for a starting agent.
And StubHub uses its advantage — sports and entertainment culture. On Wednesday, the office ushered in the busy baseball season with a catering truck that made hot dogs and hamburgers for everyone, though the windy, chilly day made it seem more like football weather. They had a raffle for tickets — a common perk around here — and anyone wearing baseball apparel was eligible for a raffle of Yankees and Red Sox jerseys.
Will Kablik had no team gear, and had some good-natured jockeying with two women at a table in the lobby about how someone with no jersey isn't eligible to win one. "I need a jersey; I don't own a jersey," he said. "I should get in that raffle!"
For the company's local presence, the latest round of growth could well be a ticket to the higher profile of metro Hartford employers.


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CPSC is required to publish an annual inventory of the agency's service contracts and related documents. Below is the agency's latest Service Contract Inventory and Plan for analysis along with the agency's reports for the past three years.
In accordance with the Service Contract Inventory checklist of Submissions, Formats and Deadlines attached to the 12/19/2011 Memo from Daniel I Gordon as revised, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is submitting the identified Special Interest Functions for FY 2012.
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David chose Hodge & Kittrell Sotheby's International Realty after a twenty-year career in the performing arts, including more than a decade as President & CEO of the North Carolina Symphony.
David grew up in Newton, Mass., just outside Boston, and earned his economics degree at Harvard. He is married to Rebecca Worters who is a freelance information technology consultant to non-profit organizations. Their children attend Wiley Elementary School and Longleaf School of the Arts.